System and Method for Increasing the Charge Rate of an Electric Vehicle in an Alternating Current Environment

A method for controlling alternating charging currents applied to an electrical device comprising the steps of:

• determining a first time period;
• determining a first current value representing a first of the alternating charging currents applied during said first time period;
• identifying a maximum permitted continuous current value representing a first percentage of a maximum current rating;
• wherein said first current value exceeds said maximum permitted continuous current value;
• determining a second time period, occurring immediately after said first time period;
• determining a second current value representing a second of the alternating charging currents applied during said second time period;
• wherein said second current value is effectively zero amps;
• wherein said second time period is a duration that is between fifteen percent and one hundred percent of said first time period;
• wherein a first combined time duration exceeds a maximum continuous time period, wherein said first combined time duration is equal to a sum of said first and second time periods;
• determining a third time period occurring immediately after said second time period;
• and
• determining a third current value representing a third of the alternating charging currents applied during said third time period;
• wherein the application of said third current value does not require user intervention during any of said first, second, and third time periods.

A controller comprising capable of controlling alternating charging currents applied to an electrical device, the controller having:

• a time period determinator to determine a first time period and a second time period, said second time period occurring immediately after said first time period;
• a current value determinator to determine a first current value representing a first of the alternating charging currents applied during said first time period, and to determine a second current value representing a second of the alternating charging currents applied during said second time period;
• and
• a maximum continuous current value determinator to identify a maximum permitted continuous current value representing a first percentage of a maximum current rating;
• wherein said first current value exceeds said maximum permitted continuous current value;
• wherein said second current value is less than said maximum permitted continuous current value and is greater than zero amps;
• and
• wherein a first combined time duration exceeds a maximum continuous time period, wherein said first combined time duration is equal to a sum of said first and second time periods.